Soap dish



Sept. 22, 1925.

s. A. ANTELMANN SOAP DISH- Filed Feb. 29, 1924 Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

GUSTAV A. AN ELMANN, on NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

SOAP DISH.

Application filed. February 29, 1924. Serial No. 695,952.

To all whom it may Concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAV A. ANTEL- MANN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in SoapDishes; and I do .hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in soap dishes having means forfacilitating the removal of a piece of soap therefrom.

An important object of this invention is to provide a soap dish of thecharacter described having a soap removing tray pivotally carriedthereby, the body portion of the soap removing tray being normallydisposed beneath the plane of the soap supporting sections of the soapdish, thereby preventing contact of the soap with the soap removing trayexcept when the soap is being removed from the dish.

A further object of this invention is to provide a soap dish of thecharacter de scribed, having means for preventing the caking of the soapto the dish, thereby permitting of its ready removal therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide a soap dish of thecharacter described, which is of highly simplified con struction, neatin appearance and desirable in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Figure 1 is a perspective of a soap dish constructed in accordance withthis invention, and

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section through the same. I

in the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 genericallydesignates a soap basket having my improved soap removing means appliedthereto. A metal rod 6 bent in the form of a rectangle comprises heupper portion of the soap basket and has secured to the lower sidethereof, a plurality of spaced parallel transversely extending U- shapedmembers 7. The U-shaped members or rods function as soap supportingelements. A. rod 8 disposed intermediate the longitudinal sides of theframe 6 is connected at its end port-ions to the transverse As sides ofthe frame 6 as shown at 9. clearly shown in Figure 1, the longitudinallyextending rod 8 extends beneath the transversely extending rods 7 and isprovided with a plurality of longitudinally curved portions 10 extendingupwardly and engaging to the transversely extending rods 7. The rods 7disposed at the ends of the basket are provided with downwardlyextending portions 11 adapted to function as legs.

As clearly shown in Figure 1, a soap removing tray genericallydesignated by the numeral 12 has pivotal connection with the basket. Thesoap removing tray 12 is formed of a single piece of metal and is bentbetween its ends to form a plurality of U-shaped soap engaging arms 13.Each of the U-shaped elements 13 is disposed between the transverselyextending rods 7. The forward ends of the U-shaped members 18 have theirbight portions 1 1' disposed adjacent the rear side of the basket. Theforward portions of the .U-shaped members 13 extend upwardly as shown at14, and abut the forward side of the rectangular member. Handles areformed integrally with the U-shaped members 13 and have the ends thereofextending partly around the rod 6 and soldered to several of the innerupright portions of the U- shaped members 13, as indicated at 16. Thehandles 15 are formed from wire extending from the outer U-shapedelements 13.

/Vith reference to Figure 1, it will be apparent that when the soap isplaced within the basket, it will not contact with the U- shaped members13 until the handle 15 is ac tuated. By normally spacing the soapremoving element from the soap, oaking thereof is prevented and theready removal of the soap is thereby permitted.

It will be obvious that by elfecting a piv otal movement of the soapremoving tray,

the soap may be dumped out into the hands.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is understood that I may make such minor changes inarrangement and construction of ing a plurality of transverselyextending spaced parallel supporting members and an open frame therefor,and a soap removing tray having pivotal .connectionwith said.

frame and having its body portion thereof normally disposed belowthe'plane of said transversely extending supporting members whereby thesoap is normally spaced from said soap removing tray.

2. The combination with a soap basket having an open frame andaplurality of spaced transversely extending U-shaped supporting elements,of a soap removing tray formed from a-single length of metal pivotallysecured to said frame and having a plurality of U-shaped arms normallydisposed between and below the'plane of said soap supportingelements,and an actuating handle formed integral with said-soap removing arms,said soap removing tray being normally spaced from the soap within thebasket.

3. The combination with a. soap basket having an open frame a pluralityof transversely extendingrparallel Ushaped soap supporting elementsconnected therewith and a longitudinally extending longitudinally curvedrod connected at its ends with said frame and attached to saidtransversely extending soap supportingelements, of a soap removing traypivotally" secured to said frame, said soap removing tray being formedfrom a single strip of metal and bent to form aplurality of U-shapedsoap removing arms, said U-shaped soap removing arms being normally.disposed between and. in a horizontal plane substantially: below thetransversely extending soap supporting elementsv and: contacting withsaid longitudinally extending longitudinally curved rods, and a handleformed by the end portions of said soap removing tray said handle beingcurved about said frame and secured to certain of said U-shaped soapremoving arms and in combination with said frame functioning as a hinge.

4. A soap basket including a plurality of spaced soap supportingelements, a soap removing element :normally disposed below the plane ofsaid soap supporting elements andadapted to be extended througlrthe soapsupporting elements fori removing the soap, and a handle for saidsoapremoving element.

In testimony whereofI-aflix mysignature.

GUSTAVv A. ANIELMANN.

